Day Three

Well, not much to report yesterday so I didn't get here. It's Easter and you know what that means... lots of chocolate and other lovely delicious treats like buns, chocolate, truffles etc... We aren't having any visitors or doing anything special. Mum and Dad are also away and the harvest is happening so we will be lucky to have a meal together as a family. I did buy some out of the ordinary things like prawns, bacon and eggs, some yummy meat for the slow cooker, some ingredients for oreo truffles... it's all about eating hey?
So I managed to get the scales to work long enough to weigh myself. I think the batteries are going and lets face it, over the past few years they have done some serious work. Anyway I'm trusting that what they said was right. Day Two I weighed in at 100.2. You have no idea how much courage it took to type that figure. Cracking the hundred is very recent and very shocking to me and enough to get me moving. Today the scales were at 99.6 and although I know you shouldn't weigh daily, it is something I can't help...
As far as exercise goes, I have managed a daily walk for the past three days. I'm not in love with it yet but today I realised the merits of leaving home at 5:30. I didn't get moving until 7:20 and then met every person I know on the road. Not cool. Earlier tomorrow.
One day at a time...

Time for a new me

Today I went to visit the GP. I've been getting lots of pains in one area of my stomach. Can't really pinpoint any particular food or activity causing this so the doc (who is a lady I know personally too) suggested a lifestyle change. The poor thing looked very uncomfortable as she tried to suggest that I may need to do some exercise and lose weight, and really the whole consultation turned into a session whereby I confessed to my unhealthiness, suggested my own cure and promised to come back and check in with her in a few weeks. (Iwas thinking 6 weeks, she suggested three!)
So, in an effort to keep myself accountable, I have decided to blog about the journey and try to be as open and honest as possible, considering no one actually reads this except me, I feel pretty safe.
DAY ONE
So today is day one. My waist measurement is 109 cm... and I am unsure of my weight... think the scales may be on the way out but will try for an accurate measurement in the morning.
This afternoon I have been for a 40 minute walk with Hannah, Isabel and Thomas and Ellen and I plan to go in the morning. She (Ellen) has pledged to become my personal trainer... kind of a daunting thought. I reel the need to involve as many people as possible in the process. I even plan to teach a health unit at school based on diet, exercise and my own experience.
One day at a time....